BARRINGTON — The Rochester Slammers didn't just put the pedal to the metal during the Babe Ruth Softball 10-and-under state tournament this past weekend in Barrington — they put the pedal through the floor.

The Slammers completed a perfect three-day run Sunday with a dominating 18-0 win over Lakes Region in the championship — a game that was stopped after four innings via the 10-run mercy rule. Winning pitcher Grace Beaulieu tossed an abbreviated no-hitter with six whiffs and three walks.

Both teams advance to the 10U regional tournament, which Rochester is hosting at Roger Allen Park. That tournament starts Thursday.

The Slammers took control right out of the gate with four runs in the top of the first, and never looked back. They added three in the second, seven in the third and four in the fourth.

In going 6-0, Rochester outscored the opposition 80 to 3 with three shutouts.

In the first, Reese Asselin led off with a walk, stole second and moved to third on April Beatty's bunt single. Asselin scored the game's eventual winning run on a wild pitch.

Abby Ward singled in Beatty. Ward later scored on a wild pitch to make it 3-0. Katie Hyslop's double plated Beaulieu to widen the gap to 4-0.

“Our goal is always to score early,” said Rochester coach Dennis Ward. “We have one of the better running teams in the state. We try and take advantage of that. We try to be aggressive and force mistakes from the other team.”

Three Lakes Region runners reached base in four innings, all on walks. One was called out for leaving first base early and a second was thrown out trying to steal third base.

Beaulieu ended the game with a 1-2-3 fourth on two whiffs and a groundout.

“When Grace is on, she is almost unhittable,” said coach Ward. “With that combination of Grace and (catcher Haleigh) Gullison, it's tough for runners to advance at this age. When Grace throws the way she does, you have to be on your game. She doesn't give up a lot of walks. She doesn't make a lot of mistakes around the strike zone.”

Three more runs scored in the second for Rochester to widen the gap to 7-0. All three batters reached on walks.

“We hit the ball and ran the bases well,” said Beaulieu. “It was crazy.”

In the third, the Slammers scored seven runs after the first two batters were retired. Asselin (4 runs, 2 hits) had an RBI single, while Mattie Ward added a two-run base hit, and Alicia Beatty started the rally with a two-out triple behind first base.

April Beatty had a hit and scored three runs. Abby Ward was 1 for 2 with four runs scored, while Haleigh Gullison had a hit, two runs and an RBI. Beaulieu and Alicia Beatty had two hits and two runs each. Hyslop contributed two hits and an RBI.

Lakes Region (4-2), which is from the Laconia-Belmont area, advanced to the final (and secured a regional tourney berth) with a 10-9 marathon, come-from-behind win over Barrington in nine innings, a game that took three hours to play and likely sapped them of the necessary gas needed to stay with Rochester.

“That game with Barrington was a true battle,” said Lakes Region coach Dan Perkins. “We played that semifinal game like it was the championship game. We left it on the field there. We didn't have much gas left in the tank. That rest helped (Rochester), but they're a strong team anyway. They scored those four runs in the first inning and it was tough for the girls to keep the head of steam.”

Rochester beat Hopkinton in the other semifinal, 5-1 — a game that took an economical 75 minutes to complete.

It was Rochester's third straight 10U state title, and the third for Asselin, Beaulieu and Abby Ward. All three have played with the 10U all-stars since they were 8.

“It's always nice to get to the regional no matter what,” said coach Ward. “But to get there as a state champion, it definitely feels better. You always want to go there as a state champ and not as the host.”